To raise awareness about campus and community fire safety, the Danville Fire Department, Averett University and Danville Community College are partnering with First Alert, the most trusted brand in home safety*, along with Campus Firewatch and the Michael H. Minger Foundation to participate in the Town/Gown Fire Safety Community Service Project. The local Town/Gown Fire Safety Project will kick-off on Nov. 7 throughout Danville. Students and residents at-large will be able to learn the importance of fire safety and work alongside fire fighters to properly equip homes with smoke alarms.
As part of the Town/Gown Fire Safety Community Service Project, Danville Fire Department was chosen along with 24 other departments to host community events nationwide. Students will work alongside firefighters to conduct home safety visits and install the 2,500 smoke and CO alarms donated by First Alert in at-risk communities during the fall semester.